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Ignoramus29232 Ignoramus29232 is offline
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Default Bolting a trailer and welding?

On 2008-04-17, stryped wrote:
On Apr 17, 7:12•£Äam, Ignoramus29232 ignoramus29...@NOSPAM.
Also, to the OP, if you add some sides to your trailer, they can
increase its strength considerably, without adding too much weight.

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I never thought of that. Even the simple angle iron sides?



Yes, Let's say your trailer's frame looks like this (looking from the
side):


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If, instead, you make it look like this by adding a side:



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made from much smaller material, say 1/8" thick 1" square tubing, or
even 1" angle, the frame will be a lot stiffer, without too much extra
cost. On my trailer, this function is performed by the unibody bed.

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